Details

Related name

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [Browse]

Series

• ICPSR (Series) ; 3793. [More in this series]
• ICPSR ; 3793

Restrictions note

Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

Summary note

This study was designed to describe the types and amount of force used by and against the police in Montgomery County, Maryland, for the seven years between January 1993 and December 1999. The researchers collected data from the Montgomery County Police Department's Use of Force Reports and arrest records for this time period. Part 1 contains data obtained from the Use of Force Reports, including information about the characteristics of the force used, injuries and medical treatment, characteristics of the officer and citizen involved, and the time and date of the incident. Part 2 contains data from the arrest records, including variables for location, time, and date of the arrest, the most serious charge, and demographic characteristics of the officer and arrestee. Part 3 contains aggregate data, including rate of force by different arrest characteristics, that were derived from the data in Parts 1 and 2.

Notes

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on August 22, 2006).

Type of data

Extent of collection: 3 data files + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + SAS data definition statements + SPSS data definition statements.

Time and place of event

• Date(s) of collection: 1999-2000.
• Time period: January 1993-December 1999.

Geographic coverage

Geographic coverage: Maryland, Montgomery County, United States.

Funding information

• Funding agency: United States Department of Justice. National Institute of Justice.
• Grant number: 98-IJ-CX-0086.

System details

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Data format: Logical Record Length with SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files, SAS transport file, and SPSS portable file.
• Extent of processing: ICPSR produced a codebook, generated SAS and SPSS data definition statements, reformatted the data and documentation, and checked for undocumented codes.

Methodology note

• Data source: the data in part 1 were collected from Montgomery County Police Department Use of Force Reports. The data in part 2 were obtained from Montgomery County Police Department arrest records. The data in part 3 were derived from the data in parts 1 and 2.
• Sample: inap.
• Universe: Part 1: all Use of Force Reports filed by the Montgomery County Police Department between January 1993 and December 1999. Parts 2 and 3: all adult custody arrests by the Montgomery County Police Department between 1993 and 1999.

Rights and reproductions note

Restrictions: to protect respondent privacy, certain identifying information is restricted from general dissemination. For this collection parts 1 and 2 are restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Data Transfer Agreement Form and specify the reasons for the request. A copy of the Data Transfer Agreement Form can be requested by calling 800-999-0960. The Data Transfer Agreement Form is also available as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file from the NACJD Web site at http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/Private/private.pdf (link). Completed forms should be returned to: Director, National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research, P.O. Box 1248, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248, or by fax: 734-647-8200.

Cite as

Hickey, Edward R., and Joel H. Garner. USE OF FORCE BY THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, 1993-1999 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Shepherdstown, WV: Joint Centers for Justice Studies, Inc. [producer], 2004. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.

OCLC

61155618

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